Havenstein’s support of corporations making health care decisions for women aligns with his record of failing to empower women in the workplace. During his tenure as CEO of SAIC, men filled 82% of the executive positions and made up 77% of the SAIC Board.

“Insurance coverage and affordable access to contraception is a critically important issue for the health and economic well-being of women and families. Women's health insurance should cover what women and their doctors determine is medically necessary. Walt Havenstein is now saying that corporate titans should get to make those decisions for women, and women will be forced to pay more for basic health care as a result,” said New Hampshire Democratic Party Communications Director Julie McClain.

“Given Havenstein’s record of failing to empower women while he was CEO of SAIC and his constant waffling on a woman's right to access health care during his campaign, it's clear that Havenstein can't be trusted to fight to prevent employers from coming between a woman and her doctor," McClain said.

This is not the first time Havenstein has showed he can’t be trusted on women’s health issues. After initially refusing to say where he stood on women’s health issues, Havenstein told voters he was pro-choice, while privately confiding the opposite to his Republican supporters – saying he supports restrictions on a woman’s right to make her own health decisions.

“But it’s not just that Havenstein can’t be trusted on the issue of a woman's right to make her own health decisions, he’s also made no secret of his anti-middle class agenda that would devastate the health and economic security of Granite State families and take our state backwards,” added McClain.

Havenstein Confided To Republican Backers That He Is Pro-Life. The Union Leader reported on Havenstein’s stance on women’s issues saying, “‘It’s his first campaign mistake,’ said former Gov. Stephen Merrill, who was beside Havenstein last week at his campaign kickoff. Merrill said the candidate told him he is personally pro-life and as governor would support a ban on late-term abortions and a requirement for parental notification.” [Union Leader, 4/21/14]

Havenstein Was Unwilling To Comment On Anti-Choice Bills Before The Legislature. According to the Union Leader, Walt Havenstein’s campaign would not answer a series of questions pertaining to Havenstein’s stance on various bills being discussed in the legislature. [Union Leader, 4/21/14]